oooo christmas tree

Two weeks ago, David and I decided to go pick out our Christmas tree after his second final.  Only, we couldn't wait that long!  Full of excitement for the SEC Championship yesterday, it made studying Friday night very difficult.  SO we went on a much needed study break for David, and picked out the perfect tree!

First, I got a fresh wreath at Trader Joes!  It was a great deal and is so pretty on our porch!

Then we went over Home Depot to start our little adventure.  We searched and searched before heading across the street to Lowe's.  We untied trees and spun several of them around before we found our little angel.  And she's perfect.

I asked the man who was going to trim her up for us if he could saw just a half inch of the trunk off for me.  He looked at me like I was crazy!  Little did he know I was going to make an ornament out of it!  I had seen the idea on Pinterest and was determined.  And now, David and I have a little reminder of our first Christmas tree!

David tied her to our roof and off we went!

That's when the decorating fun began for me :)

I watched Christmas in Rockefeller Center, strung the lights, hung ornaments, and drank hot chocolate.

And lastly, put a bow on top!

What was really fun about the process was looking through all of the ornaments David and I have, which is not many!  From visiting the Alamo with my Dad a couple summers ago, to an ornament made entirely with buttons from my Gramma's collection, and our honeymoon, the memories were good.

 Lastly, my Grandmother had given me her tree skirt.  She quilted it herself and I love it.  It added the perfect touch to our little tree.

I hope you are having a Merry little Christmas so far :)

He got up

Jesus gave his life for us! How wonderful it is to be able to celebrate Him! I've included some of my favorite worship songs on a MixPod below! I hope you enjoy them! I'll never forget when we would travel to my gramma's house in middle south Georgia for Easter. The Easter bunny always seemed to find us there. But more importantly, I can remember the sunrise service we went to, as well as, many other services. One year, her pastor's theme was simply, "He got up!" And well, I think that says it all. Jesus got up and since then, has rescued each of us :)

So Easter isn't just about the cute bunny we see on every corner...

It's about the cross...

And it wouldn't be Easter if I didn't say that using pictures of cupcakes! haha But seriously, what a cute idea with the crosses, right? I'm also really looking forward to teaching my kids about the resurrection one day using resurrection rolls! I mean, how cute is that! The kids just think the marshmallow vanishes!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter! Please let me know if you have any neat Easter traditions like resurrection rolls!

"Christ has died and
Christ is risen,
and Christ will come again

Celebrate his death and rising
Lift your eyes, proclaim his coming
Celebrate his death and rising
Lift you eyes, lift your eyes"
-Charlie Hall


Music Playlist at MixPod.com

whitney houston

The past year was an emotional roller coaster for me--the good, the bad, and the sad.

On the sad note, I lost two grandparents last year--one February 10th and the other September 27th. Each of them were very near and dear to my heart. The Lord got two amazing angels last year.

Yesterday, was one year since my Grandpa joined our heavenly Father. Being a pilot in the Navy, he was buried in the Georgia National Cemetery. (I'm telling you-he was an awesome Grandpa!) I was unable to visit with my Grandma yesterday. The most recent picture I have from it was at Christmas, when they lay a fresh wreath on every grave. It is absolutely beautiful. I miss you, Grandpa.

Since I've been thinking about my Grandpa so much the last couple days, I was shocked to hear the world also lost someone influential today.... Whitney Houston. Wow, I can't believe it. I've been singing her songs my whole life, literally! So to honor her, I will post one of my favorite songs by her. Enjoy!